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Even though there are absolutely no movies worth seeing in theaters, the crew discusses Life of Crime. We empty out the Fan Male, talk about horror movies and high schoolers having sex, the usual. Intro/Outro music: "Easy to Love" - The Colurs

What if a bunch of turtles became mutants, then learned how to become ninjas, and thennn also were TEENS?!?!? Cook St. examines this ridiculous premise, as well as mine their own personal connections to TMNT. Things get dicey, however, when forced to choose their favorite Turtle. Also, Evan gives a review of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and we choose what movie characters we want to be friends with. Intro/Outro Music: Andrew Gilbert Ensemble "Preakness"

After a few weeks of bland fare, the boys re-convene to discuss the summer movie season at its halfway point, and whether or not Dawn of the Planet of the Apes has a chance to be a hit or if just no one cares. They also discuss the logistics of the movie Boyhood and the experience of shooting a movie over 12 years as a writer, director, actor, studio, etc. Intro/Outro Music: "Lucid Dreams" - Big Gigantic

All four gentleman re-convene (for real, this time) to guess the score of 22 Jump Street, and we also get Evan's review of Million Ways To Die in the West and talk about Orphan Black, Breaking Bad, and Sia's new song "Chandelier." Intro/Outro music: "Proto" by Ryan Hemsworth

The trio of Evan, Justin, and Travis re-convene to talk Seth Macfarlane and his sordid history of low-brow smarm, as well as confess the different multimedia they are embarrassed (but mostly proud) to have missed out on. Intro/Outro music: "Jubel" by Klingande

Justin dares to ask the question, "Why does godzilla always have to be a lizard?" Plus, Evan gives a solid review of the trailers before Neighbors while Travis drinks a Four Loko. Music Intro/Outro: S O H N "Artifice"

With summer movie season once again upon us, Hollywood serves it up easy with a Seth Rogen/Zac Efron frat-house comedy called Neighbors. Are we willing to trust the people involved? Also, Travis gives us a breakdown of what sucked in Draft Day and Justin dismantles the logic behind a Fan Male question about the best side-characters in movie history. Intro/Outro: Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra - "Kiss the Sky”

The boys talk about scenes they wish they had written, as well as discuss the peculiar existence of the movie Draft Day -- a film that seems to be just an advertisement for the NFL and Kevin Costner. Justin gives a review of Noah and has trouble reconciling his understanding of The Bible with rock giants.

Just because Darren Aronofsky's Noah is a lightning rod for criticism, that doesn't mean Cook St. won't put their heads together and figure out what Rotten Tomato score it will get and also what Noah's ark is. They also discuss their favorite child actor performances of all-time and all weigh in on The Grand Budapest Hotel with mitigated excitement.

The boys are all excited as any new Wes Anderson movie requires they all convene and wax romantic about their favorite filmmaker. There are no arguments in this episode, just stream-of-consciousness flattery. We also talk about the most uncomfortable scenes we've sat through and Nate talks Monuments Men review.

A February release for Monuments Men is considered inauspicious, not to mention the tone problems when you put Ocean's 11 in World War II. The boys also talk Philip Seymour Hoffman and performers who have no sex appeal, plus a surprisingly sterling review of That Awkward Moment.

The first potentially-crappy movie of 2014 is here --- That Awkward Moment --- hashtag and all. The boys rail against the use of the term 'awkward' in today's society as well as the term 'Zac Efron.' The final 20 minutes is a spoiler-heavy discussion of the movie Her, which all four guys have seen and now require coping strategies.

The boys reference their excitement for the Spike Jonze robot love story "Her" about 400 times, even though they have their concerns about artificial intelligence taking their jobs and overruning the porn industry. Also, Evan gives his review of "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" and everyone lists their favorite movie character crushes of all-time.

With the phenomenon of Hunger Games behind us, the boys look ahead to the Oscar-bait movie season ahead. This means we are talking about Inside Llewyn Davis -- the new film from the Coen Brothers. We also run through our favorite TV comedies in an excellent Fan Male segment, and get extremely sidetracked arguing about Justin Timberlake's status in pop culture and if Justin should try out the Fast & Furious franchise now that Paul Walker has passed away.

The glass ceiling has been broken! Cook St. welcomes their first female guest, Ava, who is a big fan of the podcast as well as an authority on Young Adult fiction. She and the boys try to preview the sequel to Hunger Games without gushing too heavily about Jennifer Lawrence. They also discuss what 'movie party' they'd like to go to most, as well as listen to Justin complain about About Time.

Without any shame, the boys of Cook St. eagerly preview About Time, a British time-traveling romantic comedy by the creator of Love Actually. Besides waxing poetic about the merits of Love Actually, they also discuss the inherent problems with time travel in movies, namely how a man's sexual performance could improve with said ability. Also, Nate tells us what it was like to be the youngest person at Last Vegas and the boys discuss the varying degrees to which comedy actors turn to drama, and vice versa.

Listen to four guys that are in denial of their own aging make fun of a movie about four aging guys in Las Vegas. We debate Morgan Freeman's career the past 15 years and other possilbe premises for the elderly. Other topics include Gravity's underwhelming cultural impact, our favorite movie soundtracks, and how knowing that Orson Scott Card is a homophobe colors the enjoyment of Ender's Game.

The biggest movie of 2013 is seemingly upon us with Alfonso Cuaron's 3-D space epic "Gravity." We discuss the director's long takes and impressive resume, as well as how much we like George Clooney on-and-off screen. Before we get to dissecting Gravity, the Cook St. boys talk about Justin's review of Don Jon as well as talk about movies that disappointed them, you know, for a change of pace.

The beginning of Fall movie season gives us a chance to talk about the directorial debut, "Don Jon," of one of Hollywood's most acclaimed young actors --- Joseph Gordon-Levitt. We also trade pornography anecdotes, discuss addiction, and call shenanigans on casting yourself as a lady-slaying Guido. We also discuss our top movie moments and Nate hosts the podcast naked.

After taking the month of August off, the boys re-convene with summer in their rearview. In a special episode, they do a quick run-down of everything that was, and possibly will be, important about popular culture in the summer of 2013. For instance, a lot of young celebrities and professional football players demonstrate bad behavior. Music seems to be dominated by just one song, "Blurred Lines," all because of a good YouTube video. The summer box office is full of big-budget action movies that were okay in quality, but the public is nostalgic for the good 'ol days. And in television, the things that take themselves the least seriously ("The Bachelorette," "Sharknado") are the most popular events. What a unique, unbelievable summer! Also, the boys bet on 'Boy Meets World' episodes to see who hosts next episode...naked.